Editors’ Picks: 6 Great Art and Design Events This Week

Art talks abound this week, with critics, artists, and historians coming together to discuss boldface names (Among them David Wojnarowicz and Thomas Bayrle), as well as more abstract concepts, like the ad hoc. MoMA’s Summer Thursdays continue with L.A. musician Deradoorian, and the Met unveils a fascinating collection of sketches by the famed 19th-century painter Eugène Delacroix. Read on for our full list of the very best in New York’s art and design scene this week.

Travis Boyer, “Crocking Off the Bloom.” Photo: Image courtesy of Travis Boyer and Pioneer Works

A new exhibition of work by the Liberty Leading the People painter places a unique focus on over 100 of his drawings and sketches. Ranging from finished watercolors to preparatory drawings, the collection showcases Delacroix’s development as an artist, giving keen insight into his technique and creative process. The collection is named for the donor, a longtime supporter of the museum.

In conjunction with the exhibition ‘Readymades Belong to Everyone,’ artist and writer Nathan Silver will be in conversation with Pratt Professor of History of Art and Design Eva Díaz, moderated by Martino Stierli, the Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design at MoMA. The art-world experts will examine the historical and developmental relationship between the readymade, the accident, and the ad hoc.

Where: The Swiss Institute, 38 St. Mark’s Place

When: Tuesday, July 17 at 7pm

Installation, ‘Soon All This Will Be Picturesque Ruins: The Installations of David Wojnarowicz’ at PPOW Gallery. Photo: Courtesy of PPOW Gallery